【 senior vice minister 】Special government service civil servant to whom policy making based on leadership by politicians have been appointed in place of [hakarirutame] and current parliamentary vice minister since the second Mori Cabinet on January 5, 2001. It differed from the parliamentary vice minister conference without juridical grounds, a clear juridical grounds were recorded in the senior vice minister conference, and it was assumed that it advised. Moreover, the system of the committee of the government that the bureaucrat answered in the Diet in place of the minister was abolished, and it was assumed that the senior vice minister answered if necessary in place of the minister. Is it three basically times of the winning?The cabinet ministers experienced person might be nominated by the senior vice minister though the assembly member of four times is often appointed.